RESOURCE LIST FOR ALZHEIMER'S
The following organizations may be helpful in helping you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease:
Alzheimer's Association
225 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60611-7633
Phone: 1-800-272-3900
About Us: "The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research."
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
Phone: 1-800-438-4380
About Us: The ADEAR Center Web site "will help you find current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). "
Alzheimer's Foundation of America
322 8th Ave., 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 1-866-232-8484
Fax: 1-646-638-1546
About Us: Our mission is "to provide optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families-through member organizations dedicated to improving quality of life."
American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
Phone: 1-800-437-AHAF (2423)
Fax: 1-301-948-4403
Email: info@ahaf.org
About Us: The AHAF funds "research seeking cures for Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma, and provides the public with information about risk factors, preventative lifestyles, available treatments and coping strategies.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health, DHHS
6001 Executive Blvd. Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 1-301-443-4513
1-866-415-8051
TTY: 1-301-443-8431
Fax: 1-301-443-4279
Email: nimhinfo@nih.gov
About Us: "The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure."